Creative Therapist, Art, Drama or Play Therapist
We are currently seeking a creative therapist (Art, Play, and Drama) to work with looked after children (CLA) and care leavers (up to 25 years) in the East Riding team.
Our service provides therapeutic interventions to children and young people looked after, including care leavers, specialising in supporting individuals who have attachment difficulties and/or have experienced developmental trauma.
As such, you will join a small, committed CLA Service within the East Riding CAMHS team. This post will provide opportunities for professional development and personal growth. Successful applicants will also have access to regular support from experienced Clinical Psychologists and supervision from Creative Therapists working within, and allied with, our service.
Main Duties of the Job
1. To provide advanced assessments and therapeutic interventions where required, within the scope of your professional registration.
2. To provide comprehensive written reports to the multidisciplinary team following assessment, consultation, and/or therapeutic intervention.
3. To contribute to complex decision-making around, for example, therapeutic interventions for children, young people, and/or their carers.
4. To work autonomously and collaboratively within the MDT, providing consultation and support to other agencies/professionals such as local authority social workers.
5. To facilitate reflective practice sessions including formulation and contribute to systemic thinking within complex networks supporting children or young people who are looked after or are care leavers.
6. To contribute to service evaluation/audit and development work.
7. Utilising effective communication skills to engage families and professionals, build collaborative relationships, and ensure their views are included.
8. Offering consultation with a particular focus on increasing understanding of children and young people. Your work will consist of working with foster carers, Social Workers, Residential staff, and direct work with children and young people.
9. Supporting the wider service in the application of trauma-informed practice.
10. The postholder will engage in specialist clinical and professional supervision relevant to the role and practice.
Working for Our Organisation
We are an award-winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East, and North Yorkshire. We are a forward-thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work-life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where, and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
* MSc/MA in Drama or Art Therapy
Professional Registration
Essential Criteria
* HCPC registered
* Registered to relevant professional body
Experience
Essential Criteria
* Experience working with children and families
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary setting
Desirable Criteria
* NHS experience
Applicant Requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Seniority Level
Not Applicable
Employment Type
Full-time
Job Function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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